Mondaq June 1, 2021
General Overview
On May 1, 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) published its final rule, commonly referred to as the “Information Blocking Rule,” implementing certain provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act that are designed to support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information (“EHI”) and prohibit information blocking. The Information Blocking Rule became effective on April 5, 2021, after a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It applies to any individual or entity that meets the definition of at least one category of “actor”- a health care provider, health IT developer of certified health IT, or health information network (“HIN”) or health information exchange (“HIE”) – and generally prohibits any practice...
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